Florian Hall benefit Friday for Irish toddler

Thursday

May 8, 2014 at 6:30 AM

The Irish music community comes together Friday night for an extraordinary show at Florian Hall in Boston, "A Night for Alisha Savage."

Wollaston's Denis O'Gorman will serve as master of ceeremonies for the multi-act bill, which also includes top level area Celtic acts like Inchicore, Derrick Keane, Erin Og, Aidan Maher, and the Boston Police Pipes Band.

Along with the musical entertainment there will be an auction of verious items, many of themn sports related, including tickets to Saturday night's Boston Bruins Playoff Game against Montreal, an autographed stick from the Stanley cup champion 2011 Bruins team, an autographed David Ortiz baseball, and a pair of boxing gloves autographed by Lowell's favorite son Mickey Ward.

Alisha Savage is a toddler from Cork City Ireland, who was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer at age two. While she underwent surgery in Dublin soon after for the tumor, known as an ATRT variety, her parents decided to continue her treatment at Boston's renowned Dana Farber Cancer Institute. All proceeds from the Friday evening soiree will go to helping the Savage family deal with the enormous expenses related to her care, through the Ray Tye Medical Aid Foundation.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, himself a survivor of childhood cancer, has promised to attend. The event runs from 7-11 p.m., with a suggested donation of $20. Call 617-472-9969 for more information.

"When I saw the picture of this little baby, I told them immediately I'd do anything they wanted to help," said O'Gorman. "We've had an amazing amount of support already, from lots of people and corporations like JetBlue, and we're hoping lots of folks show up, have a good time, and buy something at the auction."

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The Irish music community comes together Friday night for an extraordinary show at Florian Hall in Boston, "A Night for Alisha Savage."
Wollaston's Denis O'Gorman will serve as master of ceeremonies for the multi-act bill, which also includes top level area Celtic acts like Inchicore, Derrick Keane, Erin Og, Aidan Maher, and the Boston Police Pipes Band.
Along with the musical entertainment there will be an auction of verious items, many of themn sports related, including tickets to Saturday night's Boston Bruins Playoff Game against Montreal, an autographed stick from the Stanley cup champion 2011 Bruins team, an autographed David Ortiz baseball, and a pair of boxing gloves autographed by Lowell's favorite son Mickey Ward.
Alisha Savage is a toddler from Cork City Ireland, who was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer at age two. While she underwent surgery in Dublin soon after for the tumor, known as an ATRT variety, her parents decided to continue her treatment at Boston's renowned Dana Farber Cancer Institute. All proceeds from the Friday evening soiree will go to helping the Savage family deal with the enormous expenses related to her care, through the Ray Tye Medical Aid Foundation.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, himself a survivor of childhood cancer, has promised to attend. The event runs from 7-11 p.m., with a suggested donation of $20. Call 617-472-9969 for more information.
"When I saw the picture of this little baby, I told them immediately I'd do anything they wanted to help," said O'Gorman. "We've had an amazing amount of support already, from lots of people and corporations like JetBlue, and we're hoping lots of folks show up, have a good time, and buy something at the auction."
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